It has become a good habit of ours to go and explore Calgary on bikes at least twice a month. Last Saturday we felt especially strong and decided to cycle to the Fish Creek Park – the largest urban park in Canada. The pathway took us down South along the Bow river, we went through […]
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We had been to a travel fair earlier in the year where we found out that there is Waterton Park near the Southern Border of Alberta. It is connected with the Waterton Glacier’s Park that is on the other side of the border – in the US. It is a UNESCO World Heritage site and […]
It definitely feels like we have skipped spring and went from Sprinter directly to Summer. Just last Monday it was snowing and last Sunday was already +24C and it has been like that since then and supposedly will continue for a week. I am very happy about that – I have missed the Sun tremendously! […]
In between the snowy and windy days, we actually managed to go for a cycle trip finally. There are so many bike paths everywhere around us and we have been waiting for the weather to improve for ages. On Sunday we decided to venture out early and take a short trip along the Bow river […]
Heard a saying on the radio today that so well describes the weather conditions here in Calgary – ‘the season that has formerly been known as Spring has been renamed to Sprinter’. All throughout March, I was amazed at the amount of sunshine here in Calgary and was convinced that spring will be here soon. […]
We only have Friday off here in Canada, so we had rented a car already Thursday evening to be able to go to the mountains early on Friday. We put on the ski kit and packed the bags and went straight to the Nordic Centre of Canmore. http://www.albertaparks.ca/canmore-nordic-centre.aspx The weather was fantastic – sunshine and +8 […]
We rented a car on Saturday and went exploring the mountains that we can see from our bedroom window. This past Monday was a Family Day in Alberta, so we had a long weekend and could spend Saturday shopping – yes still lots of stuff missing from the flat and also go on the tour […]
After almost 4 weeks here, I’m starting to love the Chinook winds that every week bring the spring over from across the Rocky Mountains. Yesterday was quite dreary and cold (-11) and today sun is shining and it is +3C outside. The air is fresh smelling of melting snow and imminent awakening of nature. I went for […]